Ethics Flashcards
Legally child under what age cannot consent to any sexual activity
under 13
13-15 cannot legally have intercourse or oral sex with anyone but legally can consent to what?
kissing, touching and sexual conversations
It is acceptable to provide contraception, advice and treatment on abortion and STDs without informing the parents to a child under what age and given what?
may provide under 16 as long as they competent
What are the Fraser Guidelines?
guidance to assess competence in young people in consenting to advice/treatment for sexual matters
In law, up to what day is research permitted on embryos?
14 days
In law abortion is permissible up to how many weeks? When is abortion permissible after this?
24 weeks, permissible later if severely handicapped or significant risk to maternal life
When is sex selection permitted in ART?
For medical conditions in which a serious medical condition is linked to gender
What are the 5 ethical principles to consider?
Beneficence, non-maleficence, justice, autonomy, utility
List some examples where ART treatment may be refused?
Illegal (e.g. sex selection for social reasons), welfare of the child, health of parents e.g. obese, severe CVS disease, low success rate, not eligible, unable to consent e.g. dementia
What are the 5 criteria in Fraser Guidelines that a patient must meet to be deemed competent to consent?
- Sufficient maturity & intelligence to understand
- Cannot be persuaded to tell parents/allow doctor to tell parents
- Very likely to begin/continue having sex without contraception
- Mental/physical health will suffer without advice/treatment
- Advice/treatment is in young person’s best interests
A person 16 or over is assumed to be competent to make decisions about their sexual activity for themselves unless:
The person is under 18 or 16 and over and has a mental disorder, and the other party is in a position of trust over the first person
